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• From: Lucio Piccoli <Lucio.Piccoli@o...>
• To: xml-dev@x...
• Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 17:48:22 +0100

hi all,

I am attempting to transform a XML document ( which is exported to me) from
a hierarchical to flat structure. However i am having problems with the
repeating elements at the same level. ie. elements<intersection> <section>.
It is easier if the problem is illustrated.

Both the XML and XSL are below.

My problem is that the 2 for-each loops produce output like
<row><col1>51.658936</col1><col2>-0.252627</col2><col3>BORE</col3><col4>ahea
d</col4></row>
<row><col1>51.654978</col1><col2>-0.24951</col2><col3>BORE</col3><col4>ahead
</col4></row>
<row><col5>A1201</col5></row>
<row><col5>COMPTON</col5></row>

I require the output of 
<row><col1>51.658936</col1><col2>-0.252627</col2><col3>BOREHAMWOOD</col3><co
l4>ahead</col4></row><col5>A1201</col5></row>

The ideal solution would be to have the XML defining a parent element of
<intersection> and <section> but the XML is exported to me.

Firstly can XSLT solve this problem? If so any help is appreciated.

-------------XSL-----------------------

    <xsl:template match="/">
    
    <xsl:for-each select="//intersection">                
    <row>
        <xsl:call-template name="intersection_template"/>
    </row>
    </xsl:for-each>

     <xsl:for-each select="//section">                
    <row1>
        <xsl:call-template name="section_template"/>                
    </row1>
    </xsl:for-each>
    
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template name="section_template">
        <col5>
            <xsl:value-of select="name"/>        
        </col5>

</xsl:template>

<xsl:template name="intersection_template">
        <col1>
            <xsl:value-of select="navid/@latitude"/>        
        </col1>
        <col2>
            <xsl:value-of select="navid/@longitude"/>        
        </col2>
        <col3>
            <xsl:value-of select="location"/>        
        </col3>        
        <col4>
            <xsl:value-of select="direction"/>        
        </col4>        


</xsl:template>


----------------XML-------------------
<intersection>
  <navid latitude="51.658936" longitude="-0.252627" /> 
  <location>BOREHAMWOOD</location> 
  <direction>ahead</direction> 
  </intersection>
<section type="road" level="1" length="898" realtime="171" fixedtime="171">
  <name>A5135</name> 
  </section>
<intersection>
  <navid latitude="51.654978" longitude="-0.24951" /> 
  <location>BOREHAMWOOD</location> 
  <direction>ahead</direction> 
  <ramp /> 
  </intersection>
<section type="road" level="1" length="18412" realtime="1753"
fixedtime="1753">
  <name>A1</name> 
  </section>



adios

-lucio

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